N5.5m fraud: Court revokes bail against ex-PHCN staff

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The FCT High Court has revoked an earlier bail granted Solomon Ndam, an ex-staff of defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) standing trial on multiple allegations of fraud.

Justice Jude Okeke revoked the bail on Thursday following an application and withdrawal of his surety, Mr. Tijani Haruna, from rendering the services.

Okeke remanded Ndam in Kuje prison pending the time he would get a new surety.

“In the light of this, all documents belonging to Haruna are to be returned to him, by this ruling, therefore, the applicant sizes to be responsible to the accused in a manner earlier agreed,” he said.

Ndam is standing trial on a 13-count charge of forgery, impersonation and obtaining N5.5 million by false pretence from an unsuspecting victim.

The Counsel to Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Samuel Okeleke, entered his fielded his fifth prosecution witness,…

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